Yūko Miyamura


Yūko Miyamura is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and sound director. Her nickname is Miyamū. She played Kazuha Toyama in Detective Conan and Asuka Langley Soryu in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Personal life

Miyamura was born in Kobe, and graduated from the theater division for Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. She was diagnosed with Graves' disease and exophthalmos in May 2007. She was initially married to manga artist, Nakatani D. from 1998 to 1999. Miyamura married stuntman Takayuki Seki in 2004. They had two children together, a daughter born in 2004 and a son born in 2011, before they divorced in 2016. The family lived in Melbourne, Australia, until she returned to Japan after the divorce.

Career

Miyamura released various CD albums as a singer, which feature collaborations with well-known Japanese musicians, such as P-Model vocalist/Berserk series composer Susumu Hirasawa, Yapoos vocalist Jun Togawa and Pizzicato Five vocalist Yasuharu Konishi. Additionally, she also had a short on-screen role in the movie Battle Royale as the video announcer of the event's rules. She is affiliated with Techno Sound as a sound director and Japan Action Enterprises.

Filmography

Television animation

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
05.02.1994Brave Police J-DeckerRegina Argine
04.02.1995The Brave of Gold GoldranChrisEpisode 5
05.04.1995–96Wedding PeachAngel Daisy/Hinagiku Tamano
07.04.1995–96Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto RangerSouffle
04.10.1995MojackoApple
04.10.1995–96Neon Genesis EvangelionAsuka Langley Soryu
08.01.1996–presentDetective ConanKazuha ToyamaFirst appears in Episode 118
03.04.1996VS Knight Lamune & 40 FireParfait
04.10.1996Those Who Hunt ElvesRitsuko Inoue
01.04.1997PokémonAkane/WhitneyEpisodes 158–159
03.04.1997Hyper PoliceNatsuki Sasahara
03.05.1997Clamp School DetectivesUtako Ohkawa
02.10.1997Those Who Hunt Elves 2Ritsuko Inoue
02.10.1997Super Mashin Hero WataruSuzume
7 10 1997BerserkCasca
08.01.1998Outlaw StarAisha Clanclan
06.04.1998Neo RangaUshio Shimabara
08.10.1998Eat-Man '98Myra Dykstra
04.04.1999Starship Girl Yamamoto YohkoAyano Elizabeth Hakuhōin
30.06.1999–00Great Teacher OnizukaNanako MizukiEpisode 1
03.10.1999ColorfulGiant SchoolgirlEpisode 12
03.10.1999–00We Know You, Moonlight Mask-kun!Naoto Yamamoto/Gekkou Kamen-kun
26.04.2000NieA 7Niea
06.04.2003Astro Boy: Mighty AtomMimi
30.09.2004–05My-HiMEAlyssa Searrs
06.01.2018Shinkansen Henkei Robo ShinkalionAsuka Langley SoryuCameo, Episode 31

Original video animation (OVA)

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
26.01.1990Be-Bop High SchoolChiharu
23.08.1995Battle SkipperShihoko Sasaki
06.03.1996My Dear MarieMarie Karigari
06.03.1996Starship Girl Yamamoto YohkoAyano Elizabeth Hakuhōin
23.10.1996Apocalypse ZeroMegumi
29.11.1996–97Variable GeoSatomi Yajima
13.12.1996–97Adventures of KotetsuLinn Suzuki/Kotetsu
21.12.1996–97Alice in Cyberland :ja:ありす in Cyberland|Juri Yagami
24.12.1996–97Wedding Peach DXHinagiku Tamano
21.01.1997Ayane's High KickAyane Mitsui
21.03.1997–98 Lei-Lei
25.04.1997I Dream of Mimi Performa Nackintosh
07.06.1998Queen EmeraldasRuda
15.07.1998Super Mobile Legend Dinagiga :ja:超機動伝説ダイナギガ|Marie Vlaanderen
25.11.1998Spectral ForceHiro
25.05.2000Angel SanctuaryKurai
Detective Conan: 16 Suspects!?Kazuha Toyama
Detective Conan: Conan, Heiji, and the Vanished BoyKazuha Toyama
22.06.2005Spectral Force: Chronicle DivergenceHiro
Detective Conan: Follow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid!Kazuha Toyama
Detective Conan: The Stranger from Ten Years LaterKazuha Toyama
17.04.2010Detective Conan Magic Files: The Osaka Okonomiyaki OdysseyKazuha Toyama

Anime films

Video games

Dubbing

Live-action

Television programs

Solo

Release DateTitleAlbum information
Koi wo Surunara

  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Catalog No.: VIDL-10679
ENDLESS PARTY/HELLO,STRANGE DAYS
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Catalog No.: VIDL-10760
    • Kurumi Pan/Son'na KISS ja Yurusanai
    • Label: Victor Entertainment
    • Catalog No.: VIDL-10828
    Konjou Sentai Guts-man
    • Label: Victor Entertainment
    • Catalog No.: VIDL-10848
    Heisei Ijinden
    • Label: Victor Entertainment
    • Catalog No.: VIDL-30019
    KANON
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Catalog No.: VIDL-30053
    • Pi・Pi・Pi/Machi ya Mori ya Tsuki he
    • Label: Victor Entertainment
    • Catalog No.: VIDL-30076
    Mother
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Catalog No.: VIDL-30182
    • Koi to Yokubou
    • Label: Victor Entertainment
    • Catalog No.: VIDL-30219
    Arigato
    • Label: Victor Entertainment
    • Catalog No.: VICL-35030
    Oho Chinchin / Oppai ga Ippai / Slave & Queen
    • Label: Victor Entertainment
    • Catalog No.: VIDL-30357
    Meitantei ha Jinsei wo Kotaezu
    • Label: Victor Entertainment
    • Catalog No.: VIDL-30434
    Growin' Up!
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Catalog No.: VIDL-30435
    • Kokoro yo genshi ni modore ~2012 Version~
    • Label: Starchild Records
    • Catalog No.: KICM-1343

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